Sleeping Beauty

All young girls dream of being royalty. Kindergarten fantasies consist of glitter, tiaras, and undoubtedly a handsome prince. “Cinderella and Princess Culture” written by Peggy Orenstein and “The Princess Paradox” written by James Poniewozik are two articles that compare fairytale life to the real world, analyzing the purpose of princesses in today’s society. While both authors use feministic points of view to convey how being exposed to princesses impacts a child’s future, Peggy Orenstein…

become a part of the human world. Ariel's main goal is to marry a human man and settle into a normal human life, something that falls into Disney's conservative principles. Finally, Deborah points out that naming the female protagonist "Beauty", in Disney's Beauty and the Beast, insinuates that she is a object to be won. Although, Deborah does view the marriage of Bell and the Beast as the fulfillment of the woman's true desire, and not what society dictates that she should…

They seem to have their own miniature perfection, which is charming. From their perspective even measurement of time looks different – the third part of a minute is an important division of time for them. Even miniature fairies, such as Cobweb, Moth, Peas-blossom, and Mustardseed, are devoted to making the world happier and more beautiful. They delight in all beautiful and petite things, and war with things that creep and things that fly. Their behavior seem to be very unselfish and…

Shrek Two is a popular 3D animated comedy film that was released in 2004, by Andrew Adamson, Conrad Vernon and Kelly Asbury starring an ogre called Shrek whose recently been married to a princess and has returned to her kingdom to meet the in-laws. It gains its effectiveness through the use of anachronisms, intertextual references and the inversion stereotypes. To begin with, one of the ways Shrek 2 gains its effectiveness from the use of anachronisms. An anachronism is something out of place,…

Witch, enchantment and magic where the 3 words that influenced me to choose the book that turned out to be The Chronicals of Narnia series 2nd book, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. This adventurous, fantasy book was written by C. S Lewis in 1950 making it 67 years old. The story takes place is a magical land called Narnia. Unfortunately the evil snow queen has put a curse over the land causing it to be winter forever. When 4 children, Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy find a portal in a…

In this essay I will be explaining the many parallels between Cinder and the original story of Cinderella. There is a lot of different parallels that I was able to think of and I'm sure they're many more that I did not think of. The glass slipper Cinderella leaves at the ball parallels with the cyborg foot Cinder loses when she attempts to escape the ball. On page 365, “On the fifth step, she heard the bolts snap. The wires tore loose, like tendons stretched to the max. She felt the loss of…

Ame’s Room Ame’s room is only a distorted optical ilusion. This room was invented by American opthalmolegist Adelbert Ames Jr. in 1934, and constructed in 1935. There are several illusions to this room. The room appears to look cubic from a certain point of view. The next illusion presented in this room is how when you move from side to side the people standing on either corner of the room seem to grow bigger or shrink. This room is set up to look as if it were a perfectly normal room. However,…

The musical Into the Woods, by Stephen Sondheim (music and lyrics) and James Lapine (book) is a compilation of fairytales with a unique twist of life’s hard lessons after getting what you “wished” for. The play’s main story line is composed of well-known fairytales such as: Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Rapunzel, and Jack and the bean stock. These fairytales are all intertwined in order to help the protagonist (the baker) collect all the ingredients the witch has asked for in order for…

On February 4, 1938, the first ever Disney Princess movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs premiered, taking in over $1.6 billion when accounting for inflation. This single movie was the first in a series of movies that would redefine a portion of every young girls' life. Today, almost each and every girl goes through something called the “princess” phase, in which they become completely obsessed with everything to do with the Disney princesses. This obsession comes in many forms, including an…

Why is understanding their notions of duty and honor important to understanding the people of Japan? The easiest way to understand the people of a country’s is to analyze their ancient stories and proverbs. Even though in modern times they are told as fairy tales to small children, it is my belief that they hold essential values in explaining traditions and behaviors of a population. A quick look at stories in Japan about education will make it clear that education begins with teaching the…